Snooze flash: Bosses encourage sleeping on the job
National Nap at Work Week is the perfect antidote to the clocks going forward, says Huma Qureshi as she stifles a yawn
Confessions of a shrink
When psychotherapist Jane Haynes decided to expose the shocking details of her life and work in an autobiography, many of her peers were horrified. By Stuart Jeffries
The change: it’s not what it used to be
Review: Hot Flushes, Cold Science by Louise FoxcroftShows how and why the menopause remains a taboo says Louise Foxcroft
A journey to the wilder shores of love
Review: Other Side of Desire by Daniel BergnerAlexander Linklater is fascinated by an exploration of the unusual ways in which lust manifests itself
A potent dose of mother courage
Review: Lost Child by Julie MyersonJulie Myerson has caused a storm with revelations about her drug-using son. Kate Kellaway says it is a book that had to be written
The Year of Living Biblically
Review: The Year of Living Biblically by AJ JacobsJo Littler enjoys AJ Jacobs' story of vowing to follow the Bible literally for 12 months
Out of control
Review: The Decisive Moment by Jonah Lehrer and The Element by Keith RobinsonSteven Poole examines two views of the power of the human brain
I like my gurus delivered in a cardboard box
Online shopping has turned me into self-help addict, says Clare Allan
Contamination fears prompt meningitis C vaccine recall
• Sterility issue in solvent for Italian medicine• Watchdog says no children believed to be at risk
Talk about a boob job
Review: Men Are Stupid ... And They Like Big Boobs by Joan RiversJoan Rivers's hymn to the joys of plastic surgery leaves Carole Cadwalladr feeling queasy
‘I think,’ she breathed, ‘you have a problem’
Jacob Miller's desire was a source of both sexual excitement and shame - he was drawn to women's feet. Daniel Bergner charts the course of a fetish
Jade Goody’s joy as fiance is allowed to spend wedding night with her
Decision to relax Jack Tweed's bail conditions will mean a 'dream finish' to her day, Goody said in a statement
The guides to life that lead nowhere
Where is the book on how to give up self-help books, I'd like to know
‘Homage to catatonia’
It's traumatic enough to be 'sectioned' once. But imagine being confined to secure units on five occasions - the first time while you're still at school
The Kingdom of Infinite Space
Review: The Kingdom of Infinite Space by Raymond TallisThis wonderfully evocative series of meditations is witty and wise in equal measure, says PD Smith